Notes on this view:

This image by Thomas Bewick was printed from a carved piece of wood. Bewick perfected the wood engraving technique in the late 18th century, restoring the relief printing process to a state of excellence. The wood engraving differed from previous woodcut techniques, in that carving was done on the wood's end grain. The dense, stable nature of the end grain allowed more precise, long-lasting cuts. Also, the end grain allowed the use of a traditional copper engraving tool that could be used to carve wood away from the body. This made the representation of fine detail easier to achieve. This print is from a series of reprints published by the Newberry Library in Chicago, IL.